We decided to hike to the Buffalo Meadows beneath the Buffalo Peaks Northeast of Buena Vista after hearing so often how beautiful it is. You access this area via the Fourmile Recreation Area off CR 371 and 375, I highly recommend a high-clearance vehicle. This is the view of Mt. Princeton from the Fourmile Trailhead, where we hiked along the Tumble Creek Trail North to the Buffalo Meadows.
The Fourmile Creek paralleling the trail was extremely full and overflowing in several locations. There were several Beaver dams and waterfalls up and down the creek, we never saw the Beavers, but we did see results of their recent escapades.
Buffalo Peaks
Taking a quick break to get re-energized and take a photo op.
It was such a beautiful, mellow hike, with several wildflowers starting to peek out, and greening Aspen trees. A great trail for when the flatlanders visit!
It did however, begin to snow on us shortly after reaching the Buffalo Meadows. This is another reason to always bring rain gear, gaiters would have been nice too! It was still pretty brown and blan in the Meadows, so we've decided to come back later in the summer when more of the wildflowers have bloomed.
